What is the Least Common Multiple of 52843 and 52862?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 52843 and 52862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52843 and 52862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52843,52862) = 1
LCM(52843,52862) = ( 52843 × 52862) / 1
LCM(52843,52862) = 2793386666 / 1
LCM(52843,52862) = 2793386666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52843 and 52862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52843 and 52862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52843 and 52862.

Prime Factorization of 52843

Prime Factorization of 52862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52843 and 52862.

LCM(52843,52862) = 7¹ × 7549¹ × 2¹ × 26431¹
LCM(52843,52862) = 2793386666